R2026-65 Resolution Accepting Special Warranty Relating to the Protection of Interests of Employees for Transit Financial Assistance Grant

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RESOLUTION NO. Oac.-63 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING SPECIAL WARRANTY RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF INTERESTS OF EMPLOYEES FOR TRANSIT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT WHEREAS, Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act of 1964, as amended, makes funds avaiable to help offset certain operating deficits of a system providing public transit service in non- urbanized areas; and, WHEREAS, 49 U.S.C. § 5311 ("Section 5311"), requires that fair and equitable arrangments must be made to protect the interests of employees affected by such assistance as a condition of receipt of funds under Section 5311; and, WHEREAS, a simplified process for assuring employee protections that accommodates the needs of participants in the Section 5311 program has been agreed upon by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Transportation by allowing execution of a Special Section 5333(b) Warranty for Section 5311 projects ("Special Warranty"), which the Secretary of Labor certified on May 31, 1979; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That an application be made to the Office of Intermodal Project Implementation, Department of Transportation, State of Illinois, for a financial assistance grant under 5311 of the Federal Transit Act of 1964, as amended. Section 2. As a condition of the receipt of Section 5311 funds, the City of Decatur hereby agrees in writing to the terms and conditions of the Special Warranty regarding fair and equitable arrangement to protect the interests of employees affected by such assistance, attached hereto and marked Exhibit A. PRESENTED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of March 2026. *gel Jul'1 oore Wolfe, Mayor ATTES Kim Althoff, City Clerk